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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PARMESHWAR SOREN
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- LGD code
- 371087
- Pincode
- 814148
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Dumka)
- Population
- 223
- Households
- 48
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1009 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 109
Census 2011 · in context
How Amjhari compares
By population, Amjhari ranks #139 of 217 villages in Ranishwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.7%
+3.8% vs mandal average
- Amjhari
- 54.7%
- Ranishwar mandal
- 50.9%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,009
+20 vs mandal average
- Amjhari
- 1,009
- Ranishwar mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Amjhari
- 4.6
- Ranishwar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Amjhari at a glance
Amjhari is a village of 223 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Ranishwar block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 139th-largest of 217 villages in Ranishwar block. Literacy is 55%, 4 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,009 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814148, served by Raghunathpur (Dumka) post office; the LGD village code is 371087. The sarpanch is PARMESHWAR SOREN, and the village votes in Nala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato. The population is estimated at 263 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amjhari
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TALDANGAL
- Total area (ha)
- 181.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 97.93
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Amjhari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Amjhari
- LGD code
- 371087
- Pincode
- 814148
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Dumka)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 223
- Population (projected 2026)
- 263
- Households
- 48
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1009
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nala
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rabindra Nath Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PARMESHWAR SOREN
- Block / Mandal
- Ranishwar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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